Cobhs home attendances strike out for me. What on earth are they doing thats its an increase of 5 times of last season. Any one any inside info on this?
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Cobhs home attendances strike out for me. What on earth are they doing thats its an increase of 5 times of last season. Any one any inside info on this?
Of course this would be one of the few times Cork away fans would show up in Cobh's stats, but that would still only account for a maximum of two games.
Galway and Waterford might bring in a decent crowd of away fans aswell ,added to the first couple of games which might have a few extra aswell…
The rest of their attendances are sitting steady between 600-800 as well, which is still a marked improvement.
I think there's a bit of a buzz around Cobh football at the moment as well - weren't all the various strands in the town involved in that new facility there? That might have played a part in healing old wounds and generating goodwill? It's not driven by results anyway.
Cobh have obviously had a noticeable lift via their fixtures to date with Cork City. A gate of 4,000 will have a noticeable impact on your average if it is otherwise only 6-800. Plus there have been a few times when Cobh have been playing at home and Cork haven't - either because of the 9 team situation in the FD, or different nights of the week being used. So that may have drawn a few Cork heads to watch Cobh to get their fix.
It is also Cobh's centenary year, so the club presumably has a higher profile locally off the back of that. Which may be a big part of the answer ?
Well I'll be..................4,365 on a Monday night, I suppose it was a derby and Shams are top and probably had over 1 to 2,000+ away support, makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Great to see, hope it continues.
1,100 tickets given to them, not sure if they sold them all, they hadn't up to about 6 o'clock on the dayQuote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Some great off the field work been done by the club the past few years which is coming to fruition even if on the field is garbage,
That’s a really super attendance for a Monday night, it’s great to see for the league as a whole, regardless of individual allegiances.
Over 4k at a game on a Monday. That's the lure of the champions I guess.
That’s the lure of Jack ScottQuote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
There's a good interview with Cobh chairman Bill O'Leary on Between the Stripes LOI podcast this week covering a lot of what the club has done to improve attendances. As someone pointed out above, the Cobh 4 football project where numerous groups came together to fund a new astro facility has really helped healed old wounds. Moving games to Friday night has helped as well as locals have less distractions than they would on weekends.
If new manager Shane Keegan can get some momentum in the team and results in the fixtures over the few weeks, that show some form of improvement, then the home FAI Cup fixture against Cork City in August should attract another healthy attendance of 4000+ :p
2,115 the official figure for Pats v Drogs. Lowest crowd of the season (500 lower than UCD at home on a Monday night earlier in the season). The weather probably the biggest factor in that. Haven’t got a soaking in Richmond as good as I did in that second half in a good few years
A night like that really shows how much Richmond is not fit for purpose anymore , as much as we all love the placeQuote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Haven't the official figure yet, but was just under 1,000 in Finn Park. Seemed to be issues with scanners not scanning tickets properly again.
Still a decent attendance, even if the results for Pats have not been great. I think any club who can maintain over 2000+ average playing mid-table is great. Well done St. Pats! :highfive:Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
Seen Extratime.ie report gave an attendance of 100 at Cobh Ramblers 0 Treaty United 2 last night, I would say a few more, closer to 250 with about 20/25 away fans mainly in the seated stand.
Very Surprised at that attendance tbrh.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Thought Keegan landing there would put a couple of hundred on the gate.
Dundalk 2241
I know it was raining so more people squeezed in under cover but that 2241 is out if kilter in what Id have thought again. Its a solid attendance for UCD and time of the year and in the rain.
Yes and that 2,241 will probably be the lowest of the season too, was thinking pre-match it might not even hit 2k, so decent crowd all things considering. I think it rained non stop too, or close to.
Possibly 1 UCD fan on away section, plus hilarious that they had to open the away hot food van too, but that's a licensing thing, you have to provide hot food for both home and away fans. That said trying to recall if Drogs have hot food for away fans, not that I ever went looking for it, and FH also they have food on sale on home side, only been once to BFY mind, lovely trip to be fair.
2593 in showgrounds
Drogs do a fine curry chipsQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Drogs have a shop on the side of the little box stand that serves brilliant hot food, hot dogs, burgers, even spice bags.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Improving the standards of the food is something the clubs should work on. There is a new era of food trucks in Ireland these day doing good stuff. I wouldn’t feed what the truck in Inchicore serves up to a Rovers fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
The irony is that that would've been considered a good attendance for that fixture (and for any club) pre-Covid. Which shows how far things have come on in the last year or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
God - that's awful for a Munster derby ! That 4,000 for the Cork game is really going to misrepresent their average with crowds like that one moving forwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
It didn't start ****ing rain until HT though.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Galway's attendance v Waterford was 1,267 our 2nd lowest of the season, only 19 more than Athlone and Waterford brought more away fans than them, so it was the smallest "home" support.
Our attendances drop during the summer with people on holidays, also having the Galway Footballers and Hurlers in All-Ireland semi-final action in Dublin over subsequent weekends isn't ideal. I would expect Cobh on Friday will be our lowest crowd for the whole season.
@MarinthoII or @outspoken have you lads got a figure for Longford v Galway please?
Harps/Rovers - 932.
Ah yeah , i suppose you want to go all hipster like Dalymount and start selling Falafel burgers .......notions !!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Please keep up. Falafel is so 2020.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
Surprised at that figure as I thought it was only around 1,700. As you said it's our lowest of the season, we haven't dropped below 2,000 and we're into July considering our average attendance for the last 15 years have been in and around 1,600/1,700 it really is a great sign.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Something edible would be an improvement, they eat better in the joy that the slop served up in Richmond.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
I was getting chips in Richmond park last Monday at half time and the guy in front of me was getting Chips with cold grated cheese thrown on top and then curry sauce drowning the whole thing.
It looked as good as it sounds.........nearly put me off my own chips ;)
And they say Inchicore is becoming gentrified.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
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Originally Posted by sbgawa
Its the future , i've tasted it !
Well its a weak later so youve survived anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
Well JC I unfortunately couldnt make the game but Outspoken definitely was at it!Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
It's too far gone now to try make an estimate. Don't have an official attendance either, sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC